China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 623 Guarantee
In North America, "X-Men: Apocalypse" met "Alice in Wonderland 6: Through the Looking Glass," which took six years to sharpen the sword, creating a "rivalry boom" that had not been seen for many years.

This kind of 5A-level commercial blockbuster hedging is almost extinct.

Of course, "Apocalypse" ended in a landslide victory, killing Disney, but the opening box office of both films fell sharply compared to their predecessors.

There hasn't been much of a stir in China, with a box office of 1.1 million on the first day. Obviously, with this kind of popularity, it will be difficult to break 10 billion.

Because "Warcraft" will be released in mainland China at midnight on June 6.

This magical masterpiece that carries the e-sports youth of a generation has been highly anticipated by fans since the filming plan was announced in 2006.

Now it is about to land on the big screen, it can be said that it has been waiting for a long time.

The premiere was held at Wanda Cinema in the Imperial Capital.

Li Mu attended alone. Liu Yifei was not too interested in this kind of movies and stayed at home with her little bun in her arms.

The cheers of the fans at the scene were indeed loud enough and ignited the red carpet scene.

Because it is a special occasion, you can feel confident wearing any fancy clothes. People from the tribe and alliance clearly express their identity and stance with their costumes.

"For the Alliance!"

"For the tribe!"

As soon as the slogan was shouted, the theaters quickly lined up and the scene was very spectacular!
As for the slogan "Long live Demacia", some middle school boys shouted it loudly when they were emotionally infected.

If you shout like this, you will get beaten easily.

The arrival of various distinguished guests added a bit of atmosphere to the scene.

"Dr. Zeng, this scene is quite lively."

Li Mu smiled and looked at the people from the major "tribes" and "alliances" around him.

"Hahaha, everyone is cheering."

Zeng Maojun feels very proud. Only "Warcraft" can inspire such a grand scene. Although it is legendary, at this moment, it looks more like Wanda's home stadium.

"This way, Director Li!"

In the theater, many guests had already taken their seats, and Li Mu arrived relatively late.

"La Dong, Mr. Ye!"

Li Mu just walked to the front and saw La Peikang and Ye Zhu at a glance.

It’s just that Ye Zhu now represents not Wanda, but Fang Huayi, the co-producer of “Warcraft”.

"Director Li, here we come!"

The two smiled and waved to Li Mu.

At this time, Li Xue, who was greeting the guests, seemed to have seen Li Mu and hurriedly came over to say hello.

In the past few years, Li Xue has been working as a senior executive at Wanda Film and Television, but she has been enjoying the success of Wanda during its take-off years.

Li Mu smiled and chatted for a few words.

Then he saw that the person sitting next to him was Ye Zhu, who had left Wanda to go to Huayi.

I always feel that Wanda and Huayi are weird.

"Congratulations, Mr. Ye, for making such a bold move in Huayi!"

While the movie hadn't been released yet, several people started chatting.

"I'm just going back to my old job."

Ye Zhu waved his hand, as if it was not worth mentioning, but the confidence in his eyes was different from that in Wanda.

Now he is the CEO of Huayi Brothers Film Co., Ltd., and he has completely different rights in the film field than when he was at Wanda.

A few people continued to chat, and people came over one after another to promote business. However, in this moment, Li Mu clearly felt that Wanda and Ye Zhu were not getting along well now.

Obviously the conflicts between Wanda and Huayi are already accumulating.

As director Duncan Jones, "Gul'dan" Daniel Wu and "Garona" Paula Patton appeared on the stage and interacted, the atmosphere became more and more lively.

As time passes, the premiere officially begins.

What came face to face was the company LOGO in the opening sequence of "Warcraft". There were as many as 7 company logos, 4 of which were Chinese, which caused a lot of discussion among the audience.

The last one to appear was Blizzard. When the majestic BGM sounded and the frozen logo slowly appeared, the players instantly burst into thunderous applause and cheers, as if a long-secret organization had been activated.

Zeng Maojun and others were very excited when they saw this. Legendary Pictures' huge losses must be improved, and "Warcraft" is the best key. Otherwise, Wanda Cinema Line's plan to install Wanda Pictures and Legendary Pictures into a listed company will be blocked. Huge obstacle.

"It's a pity, the plot is just not that good, this IP is not that easy to develop."

Li Mu said with emotion as he relived it.

What can I say about this movie? It doesn't have many highlights, but it's not too bad either. It has no merits and no faults, that's about it.

Compared to these WOWERs who were as excited as chicken blood, there were also some ordinary viewers with indifferent expressions in the cinema. They just happened to want to watch a movie, or came with their gamer friends, and had no idea about the characters or plot in "Warcraft".

As the premiere ended, Li Mu joined the audience in applauding.

"Director Li, what do you think of the movie?"

Zeng Maojun asked happily. The reaction of the audience at today's premiere gave him great confidence. Even while watching the movie, there were people who raised their arms and shouted "For the Horde" and "For the Alliance" from time to time.

"The special effects are really good. I guess the domestic box office will not be bad."

Li Mu praised it, and also praised Industrial Light & Magic, which he holds shares in. Many of the special effects here are made by Industrial Light and Magic, and now this company's special effects business is booming.

After listening to Li Mu's words, Zeng Maojun's smile became even bigger.

But Ye Zhu, who was quite familiar with Li Mu, began to think secretly.

Obviously, Li Mu only said that the special effects were good, and he only talked about the domestic box office. This is obviously very sophisticated.

However, Ye Zhu didn't ask further. The movie has been released, and the final result is awaited. Moreover, Huayi is only a co-producer, and its share is pitifully small.

"Warcraft" is indeed very crazy in the country.

When I woke up the next day, all major media outlets were already reporting on it.

""Warcraft" grossed 5207.6 million at the box office, which is only 7 different from the 5247 million earned by "Fast and Furious 40."

The industry can only watch helplessly as "Warcraft" wreaks havoc during the schedule. Fortunately, there are not many domestic films this month, and the world is dominated by imported films.

Zeng Maojun was smiling from ear to ear at the moment. These days have been extremely smooth. First, he reached a resource exchange with Mengying Media, and then Legendary Pictures' "Warcraft" became a big hit.

At this time, the media is spreading rumors that it is expected to exceed 20 billion, and it may be able to catch up with "Fast 7". With the global box office, perhaps Legendary Pictures' performance will be greatly improved.
However, at this time, news broke out in the capital market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued an announcement and rejected the acquisition draft of Baofeng Technology Co., Ltd.'s issuance of shares and the acquisition of 10.8% of the equity of Straw Bear Pictures for 60 billion yuan.

Netizens instantly changed from "Liu Shisi got rich overnight" to "Wu Qilong's 2 million betrothal gift to Liu Shishi was wasted."
Because Liu Shisi is a shareholder of Straw Bear Pictures, owning 20% ​​of the shares, and Wu Qilong is the chairman of the company.

Capital in the film and television industry has noticed the village's actions, because this is not the first case, and it seems that the target has been pointed at the entertainment capital area for mergers and acquisitions.

Zeng Maojun became even more solemn.

Because these cases of suspension represent the attitude of the village, which is very critical.

"It turns out that all this wealth is so empty"

Shu Chang said with emotion while eating alkaline rice dumplings in advance.

In the past few months, there have been various acquisitions and mergers in the capital market. Either Fan Binbin made a fortune and gained hundreds of millions, or Liu Shisi received a bride price of 200 million. The results became numbers in the blink of an eye.

"You are a billionaire woman who is worthy of your reputation."

"I'm looking for a beating!"

Liu Yifei was so angry and funny that she immediately started to fight with Shu Chang.

"Hey, Sissi, when will little Baozi be able to talk?"

Shu Chang looked at the cute little bun and said "beep bab" from time to time, feeling that he was still far away from speaking.

Although Xiaobaozi can already respond to them simply.

"Probably next year."

Liu Yifei is also looking forward to the little bun calling her mother.

""Warcraft"'s first-day box office of 3 million exceeded "Mermaid" and was second only to "Fast 7"."

The summer holiday season lived up to expectations and really gave the industry confidence, with box office sales exceeding 3 million on the first day again.

Then comes the Dragon Boat Festival, and "Warcraft" is even more powerful.

At this time, Cheng Long's blockbuster "Escape" and the star-studded "Legend of the Gods" released in the summer vacation are seeking guarantees in the industry.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused the interest of many film companies.

The former Cheng Long + Johnny Nashville, and now the gimmick-y Fan Binbin, this lineup alone seems to be worth hundreds of millions.

The latter is even worse. The main producer is "China Star" who has not made a film for many years. It is directed by Xu An and brings together Jet Li, Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming, Wen Zhang, Louis Koo, Angelababy, Xiang Zuo, Liang Jiahui, Xu Qing, Zu Feng, Starring Jordan Chan, On Zhijie and others.

The movie is based on the classic Chinese mythological novel "The Romance of the Gods", which is well-known to every household, women and children.

These news made many people in the industry restless during the Dragon Boat Festival.

For example, Wang Changtian, who got a bargain in "Mermaid", is also having an abnormal heartbeat at this moment.

""Escape", "Legend of the Gods"."

Wang Changtian murmured secretly. He felt that these two were indeed attractive and full of gimmicks, but they had just spent more than a billion and the liquidity was not that sufficient. Wang Changtian also hesitated for a while.

The same is true for Yu Dong at this time. Bona is also one of the producers of "Legend of the Gods" and he is quite optimistic about this movie.

Huayi, Hehe Pictures, Lianrui Pictures, Zhonglian Huameng. All major film companies seem to have made moves.

"It's quite lively."

Li Mu looked at the commotion in the circle and smiled. The guarantee was a bit of a gamble. If "Escape" was okay, but "Legend of the Gods", it would cost three liters of blood to vomit.

During the three days of the Dragon Boat Festival, the domestic box office of "Warcraft" was gratifying, but Wanda Cinema and film industry executives were not very happy.

Because in North America, one of the battlefields, the film only grossed 10 million US dollars on its first day, which was only about a quarter of China’s box office.

This report card directly wiped out Wanda’s hope for improving the performance of "Legendary Pictures".

The industry was also having fun at this time.

"I'm afraid the opposition from stock investors will become even more intense!"

"I'm afraid this US$35 billion merger and acquisition saga will come to nothing. I'm afraid the losses this year will be greater than the previous two years!"

""Warcraft" sold 10 million on its first day in North America, and it made me laugh out loud."

(End of this chapter)